Re-Air: EP 95: Brisa Hennessy - Requalifying for the Championship Tour, Growing up off the grid in Costa Rica, Mental Strength, Challenger Series success, Rookie year lessons, Living in Namotu, Costa Rica in the Olympics, and Preparing for Pipeline

Today's episode is a Re-Air featuring WSL CT surfer Brisa Hennessy.
Brisa is the newly crowned champion of the 2022 Hurley Pro Sunset
Beach Presented By Shiseido and is heading into the MEO Pro
Portugal as number one in the. world. Championship Tour surfer
Brisa Hennessy joins the pod to talk about her strong showing on
the Challenger Series and requalifying for the CT. She breaks down
her success on the new Challenger Series, the pressure she felt at
the US Open, qualifying early, and how that impacted her nerves,
expectations, and confidence going forward. She dives into the
importance of mental strength in this sport, the uncontrollable
nature of the ocean, how working with a sports psychologist has
helped her be a better competitor, and some valuable advice given
to her by Mick Fanning in Europe. She looks back at her unique
upbringing off the grid in Costa Rica and how her childhood shaped
her, moving to Oahu to pursue competition, and then eventually
moving again to Namotu with her family. Brisa also shares stories
about competing for Costa Rica in the Olympics, her rookie season
on tour, “stealing like an artist,” trying new equipment, surfing
for her dream sponsor Rip Curl, and her experiences training for
the first Championship Tour event at Pipeline. Learn more about
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